# Barcode Generation : Code 128 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 5, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barcode-generation-code-128/119307 "2007-11-05T23:06:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leei)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barcode-generation-code-128/119307/1 "2007-11-05T23:06:53Z")
Anyone know of any libraries for creating code 128 barcodes ? Ideally we would like to include them in a PDF form. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leei)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barcode-generation-code-128/119307/2 "2007-11-05T23:10:24Z")
I use gbarcode quite heavily and with great success: [http://gbarcode.rubyforge.org/](http://gbarcode.rubyforge.org/) MagpieUK wrote: > Anyone know of any libraries for creating code 128 barcodes ? Ideally > we would like to include them in a PDF form. > > Any suggestions greatly appreciated. > > > – Sincerely, William P. ---
**Author:** ![leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@leei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leei)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barcode-generation-code-128/119307/3 "2007-11-06T13:12:29Z")
What you really need is something to generate pdf’s for you and then you can use any barcode font to generate your text as a barcode format… i will suggest pdflib as it really integrates nicely with its ruby api’s [http://www.pdflib.com/en/pdflib-cookbook/fonts-and-encodings/barcode-font/](http://www.pdflib.com/en/pdflib-cookbook/fonts-and-encodings/barcode-font/) that example there is java but you will have a very similar one in ruby…